HANCOCK was excited to discover that Brummie actor David Harewood is guest starring in the Christmas special of Doctor Who.

But the drama is famously secretive, and the only thing the man himself would say when Hancock quizzed him over his role was: “I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”

Could this be a sign that he’s to play a baddie? The rumour is that Robin Hood star David, pictured above, is to become a villainous Time Lord – which is a pretty big step up for the boy from Washwood Heath.